Financial Accountant/Controller. Central London. Russian Speaking

This is a great opportunity for a Russian speaking accountant with 2 plus years of accounting experience and the right to work in the UK to join a close-knit team of professionals within a private investment family office based in the heart of London and international entities across Europe. This is an office-based job with the potential to work 1-2 days per week from home.

Responsibilities

• Looking after the day-to-day financial accounting across the various businesses
• Preparation of budgets with monitoring and analysis of actual performance against the target
• Collecting files with reports on actual results for a particular month for each Department of the group, comparing results with data in budgets on a monthly basis
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and key management information
• Production of cash flow forecasts
• Ensuring payments to suppliers are made in a timely manner, according to budgets
• Liaising with all key stakeholders to ensure relevant information is distributed on time and is accurate
• Collecting and archiving of management reports

Key Skills

• Be fluent in English and Russian with excellent communication skills
• Be eligible to work in the UK
• Qualified or Part-qualified Accountant, progressing towards ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with successful business partnering
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good analytical skills (identifying issues, understanding complex problems, drawing sound conclusions)
• Enthusiastic, diligent and energetic with a flexible approach in a rapidly changing environment
• Good IT skills with expertise in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, skills in Sage and/or 1C are an advantage

Job Advantages

• Basic Salary (depending on experience)
• 23 days holidays (plus bank holiday)
• Private medical and dental insurance after the probationary period
• Great team to work with, supportive line manager, career enhancement and learning curve
• Central London office location, possibility to work 1-2 days per week from home